Chapter 32 from Misery's Return begins, this time without Annie's handwritten n's. Geoffrey and Ian are somewhere hearing drums pulse and bees drone. The chapter cuts off.

The letter t-key falls out of the typewriter. Frustrated, Paul wishes he could "fucking demand" a new typewriter but, after Annie's recent behavior, knows he can't (237). Paul thinks how earlier, he would have "had the guts to at least try to stand up to Annie Wilkes" but no longer (238). Paul hears bees buzzing outside and realizes it's the first day of summer.

Chapter 32 of Misery's Return continues. Geoffrey and Ian are in Africa with Hezekiah, a local man who speaks English. The three men watch Misery, who's been handcuffed to a eucalyptus tree and covered in a swarm of bees. The bees are supposed to cure her of her condition but, should the drums stop beating, will kill her. Ian keeps trying to free Misery from her position but Geoffrey and Hezekiah stop him every time. Geoffrey asks Hezekiah what will happen when the drums stop just as the drums stop.